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What U.S. president loved the outdoors and set up National Monuments to protect the land?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Brigham Young
c) Theodore Roosevelt
d) Franklin Roosevelt
Which trees are the tallest living trees?
a) Elm
b) Redwood
c) apple
d) maple
What landforms are north and south of the Rockies?
a) Plains
b) oceans
c) plateaus
d) lake
Washington is the nation's largest producer of what product?
a) oil
b) vegetables
c) grapes
d) apples
Where in the U.S. do most earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur?
a) in Death Valley
b) Columbia Plateau
c) the Rocky Mountains
d) along the Pacific Ocean
How did the Chinook tribe adapt to become successful traders?
a) They invented a language.
b) They used telegraphs.
c) They found the South Pass.
d) They hunted buffalo.
Which was the first national park in the U.S.?
a) Glacier National Park
b) Olympic National Park
c) Yellowstone National Park
d) Yosemite National Park
What term refers to an imaginary line that runs north and south along the peaks of the Rocky Mountains?
a) Equator
b) Continental Divide
c) The Great Divide
d) Tropic of Capricorn
Why can't trees grow above the timberline?
a) Precipitation levels are too low at that level.
b) Less sunlight reaches places at that elevation
c) Temperatures are too low at that elevation
d) Forest fires spread quickly at that elevation.
What is the importance of public lands?
a) lands set aside to protect natural resources
b) lands that are owned by the government
c) lands that all citizens can use for recreation
d) lands for logging, ranching, and mining are not allowed
Which new form of communication replaced the Pony Express
a) the television
b) the telegraph
c) the telephone
d) the radio
Which of these physical features formed the greatest barrier for early explorers and settlers of the West?
a) Death Valley
b) Pacific Ocean
c) Rocky Mountains
d) Great Salt Lake
Which is the wettest/rainiest place in the U.S?
a) Mount Waialeale
b) Grand Teton
c) Great Salt Lake
d) Prospect Creek
Which is the lowest, hottest, and driest place in the U.S.?
a) Central Valley
b) Great Salt Lake
c) Hawaii
d) Death Valley
Which state has the coldest climate and the tallest mountain in the U.S.?
a) Utah
b) Alaska
c) Colorado
d) Hawaii
Which of these states of the West does NOT have volcanoes?
a) Utah
b) Hawaii
c) Washington
d) Alaska
Why are water dams important?
a) help control fish population
b) help control flooding
c) help control pollution
d) creates waterfalls
How does the discovery of the South Pass change the West?
a) Allowed people to move west more easily
b) connects oceans
c) controls water flows of rivers
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Why did the U.S. government take over some of the land in the West?
a) to manage natural resources
b) to keep all the gold found under government control
c) to control how many people live in an area
d) to control water levels
Why can the geography of the West be considered EXTREME?
a) All of the West is extremely cold.
b) The West is extremely hot.
c) The West has the highest and lowest point of the U.S., as well as the driest, hottest, wettest, and coldest place of the West
d) All of the West is desert.
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